Crash survivors sent home, 12 July 2007, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Long Beach, California More than two weeks after a car accident in Azusa Canyon killed 18-year-old Long Beach resident Melanie Torres, two young survivors of the crash are beginning to heal.
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He had hoped to attend marching band camp in the summer, but now [...]
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Sheriff works to improve communication with FLDS compound, 28 April 2007, Rapid City Journal, Rapid City, South Dakota The state requires home-schooled students to make applications for standardized academic tests required of students in public and private schools. Students in grades 3 through 8 and grade 11 must take the tests.
The FLDS compound [...]
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The following article is mostly ‘about’ homeschooling, but with an emphasis on co-ops. Starting a co-op can be a fun thing to do, but unfortunately (to a degree), with our current model of oversight of public activities, the proliferation of such groups might lead to the requirement that they be controlled. Think of the [...]
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Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, 28 December 2006, Tweens in transition
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Being a tween (ages 9-12) or early teenager is a lot trickier than it used to be. By the time children reach high school, many already have begun dabbling in high-risk behavior.
About 21 percent of eighth-graders have used illicit drugs at least once, according to the [...]
